Clattenburg could still referee at the FIFA World Cup 2018
Mark Clattenburg will take charge of the Crown Prince Cup final in Saudi Arabia on Friday — ruling him out of the weekend's FA Cup quarter-finals.Sportsmail can reveal that the 41-year-old will referee...
View ArticleAFC: Landmark Additional Assistant Referees course
Asian refereeing passed another milestone today at the opening of the Asian Football Confederation’s (AFC) first-ever Additional Assistant Referees (AAR) course in Doha, Qatar. The AAR system, which...
View ArticleUEFA Europa League – Round of 16 (First Leg)
9 March 2017FC Rostov – Manchester UnitedReferee: Felix Zwayer (GER, photo)Assistant Referee 1: Thorsten Schiffner (GER)Assistant Referee 2: Marco Achmüller (GER)Additional AR 1: Marco Fritz...
View ArticleReferee strike halts Mexican league
Mexican referees went on strike Friday in protest at light punishment for players who attack match officials, forcing the weekend league programme to be abandoned. The programme “has been suspended...
View ArticleUEFA Champions League – Round of 16 (Second Leg, II)
14 March 2017Juventus – FC PortoReferee: Ovidiu Hațegan (ROU, photo)Assistant Referee: Octavian Şovre (ROU)Assistant Referee: Sebastian Gheorghe (ROU)Additional AR 1: Radu Petrescu (ROU)Additional AR...
View ArticleMexican FIFA referee Guerrero investigated for suspected cheating
One of the top Mexican referees, Fernando Guerrero, is under suspension during an internal investigation of the Referees Committee. Referee Guerrero (photo), dubbed “the Singer", is suspected of...
View ArticleCopa Libertadores – Group Stage (Matchday 2)
14 March 2017Melgar – EmelecReferee: Sandro Ricci (BRA, photo)Assistant Referee 1: Emerson De Carvalho (BRA)Assistant Referee 2: Marcelo Van Gasse (BRA)Fourth Official: Rodolpho Toski (BRA)Referee...
View ArticleCONCACAF Champions League – Semi-finals (First Leg)
14 March 2017Tigres UANL – Vancouver WhitecapsReferee: Oscar Moncada (HON, photo) Assistant Referee 1: Melvyn Cruz (HON)Assistant Referee 2: Jesus Tabora (HON)Fourth Official: Raul Castro (HON)15 March...
View ArticleUEFA Europa League – Round of 16 (Second Leg)
16 March 2017Beşiktaş – OlympiacosReferee: Michael Oliver (ENG, photo)Assistant Referee 1: Stephen Child (ENG)Assistant Referee 2: Stuart Burt (ENG)Additional AR 1: Craig Pawson (ENG)Additional AR 2:...
View ArticlePSG sent five-page complaint to UEFA about referee Aytekin
Paris Saint-Germain sent a detailed five-page letter of complaint to UEFA about the performance of referee Deniz Aytekin during last week’s extraordinary Champions League match against Barcelona. It...
View ArticleMexican referees affected by injuries
Top Mexican FIFA referee and World Cup candidate Roberto Garcia was injured in December 2016, few days before he refereed the FIFA Club World Cup Final in Japan, for which he had already been assigned....
View ArticleFIFA Beach Soccer World Cup 2017
Bahamas, 27 April - 7 May 2017AFC1. Ebrahim Al-Mansory (UAE, 1973)2. Bakhtiyor Namazov (UZB, 1974)3. Liang Shao (CHN, 1979)4. Yuichi Hatano (JPN, 1981, photo)CAF 1. Issam Bousbih (TUN, 1977)2. Said...
View ArticleReferee Lamptey banned for life due to match manipulation
The FIFA Disciplinary Committee has decided to ban the Ghanaian match official Joseph Odartei Lamptey (photo) from taking part in any kind of football-related activity (administrative, sports or any...
View ArticleFIFA U-20 World Cup 2017
Korea, 20 May – 11 June 2017AFC Referee: Abdulrahman Al Jassim (QAT, 1987)Assistant Referee 1: Taleb Al Marri (QAT, 1988)Assistant Referee 2: Saoud Al Maqaleh (QAT, 1988) Referee: Jong Hyeok Kim (KOR,...
View ArticleInternational Friendly Matches
22-28 March 2017France – SpainReferee: Felix Zwayer (GER, photo)Assistant Referee 1: Thorsten Schiffner (GER)Assistant Referee 2: Marco Achmüller (GER)Fourth Official: Daniel Siebert (GER)VAR: Tobias...
View ArticleUEFA Women’s Champions League – Quarter-finals (First Leg)
22-23 March 2017FC Rosengard – FC BarcelonaReferee: Stephanie Frappart (FRA, photo)Assistant Referee 1: Manuela Nicolosi (FRA)Assistant Referee 2: Angela Kyriakou (CYP)Fourth Official: Florence...
View ArticleFIFA World Cup 2018 Qualifiers – CONMEBOL (Matchday 13)
23 March 2017Uruguay – BrazilReferee: Patricio Loustau (ARG, photo)Assistant Referee 1: Diego Bonfa (ARG)Assistant Referee 2: Gustavo Rossi (ARG)Fourth Official: Fernando Rapallini (ARG)Paraguay –...
View ArticleFIFA World Cup 2018 Qualifiers – CONCACAF (Round 5, Matchday 3)
24 March 2017USA – HondurasReferee: Walter Lopez (GUA, photo)Assistant Referee 1: Leonel Leal (CRC)Assistant Referee 2: Gerson Lopez (GUA)Mexico – Costa RicaReferee: Valdin Legister (JAM)Trinidad &...
View ArticleFIFA World Cup 2018 Qualifiers – UEFA (Matchday 5)
24-26 March 2017Ireland – WalesReferee: Nicola Rizzoli (ITA, photo)Assistant Referee 1: Lorenzo Manganelli (ITA)Assistant Referee 2: Filippo Meli (ITA)Fourth Official: Davide Massa (ITA)Referee...
View ArticleFIFA World Cup 2018 Qualifiers – OFC (Round 3, Matchday 3)
23-25 March 2017Fiji – New ZealandReferee: Norbert Hauata (TAH. photo)Assistant Referee 1: Philippe Revel (TAH)Assistant Referee 2: Hilmon Sese (VAN)Fourth Official: George Time (SOL)Papua New Guinea –...
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